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MAC_IFOFF(4)		     Kernel Interfaces Manual		    MAC_IFOFF(4)

NAME
     mac_ifoff -- interface silencing policy

SYNOPSIS
     To compile the interface silencing policy into your kernel, place the
     following lines in your kernel configuration file:

	   options MAC
	   options MAC_IFOFF

     Alternately, to load the interface silencing policy module at boot time,
     place the following line in your kernel configuration file:

	   options MAC

     and in loader.conf(5):

	   mac_ifoff_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The  mac_ifoff  interface	silencing module allows administrators to enable
     and disable incoming and outgoing data flow on  system  network  interfaces
     via the sysctl(8) interface.

     To  disable  network  traffic  over the loopback (lo(4)) interface, set the
     sysctl(8) OID security.mac.ifoff.lo_enabled to 0 (default 1).

     To enable network traffic over other  interfaces,	set  the  sysctl(8)  OID
     security.mac.ifoff.other_enabled to 1 (default 0).

     To  allow BPF traffic to be received, even while other traffic is disabled,
     set the sysctl(8) OID security.mac.ifoff.bpfrecv_enabled to 1 (default 0).

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SEE ALSO
     mac(4), mac_bsdextended(4), mac_lomac(4), mac_mls(4), mac_none(4), mac_par-
     tition(4), mac_portacl(4), mac_seeotheruids(4), mac_test(4), mac(9)

HISTORY
     The mac_ifoff policy module first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0 and was developed
     by the TrustedBSD Project.

AUTHORS
     This software was contributed to the FreeBSD Project by Network  Associates
     Labs,  the  Security  Research  Division  of Network Associates Inc.  under
     DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 ("CBOSS"),	as  part  of  the  DARPA
     CHATS research program.

BUGS
     While  the  MAC  Framework design is intended to support the containment of
     the root user, not all attack channels are  currently  protected  by  entry
     point  checks.  As such, MAC Framework policies should not be relied on, in
     isolation, to protect against a malicious privileged user.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	  July 25, 2015 		    MAC_IFOFF(4)

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